The Dillon tribune., 1887-10-21
MONTANA CUNDENSED.
From Our Territorial Exchanges, AMI
Other Sources.

progress.
District Court, at Butte, will probably
continue until in November
The Butte Inter Mountain intends issu-
ing mammoth Holiday edition.
For u temperance town Wickes is we'll
fixed for saloons. as it has fourteen.
Judge Bach fined man $40 the other
day at Lewiston for whistling in court.
Nearly three hundred men are employ.
ed in putting in the new water works 1T
Helena.
One hundred and fifty Chinamcn have
been put TO work on the Drummond and
philipsburg.
Mary Peterson, OF Fort Benton, has been
put in the county Jail for sixty days for I'm.
lawful cchahitatton.
W. B. GatIney, formerly OF Me!oose, has
bought L. +. Murra>'s store a, Boulder,
paying $1,000 for ii.
Last Tuesday the Montana Central gave
Larsen, kecie l. Co. IL check for $4,000
tor their months estimate.
f. II. p. Harrison has obtained the con-
trac, for surve., ing the Crow Reservation,
and has commenced work.
y lonely buffalo was killed the other day
on Arrow Greek, in Choteau county. He
appeared to be the last of his race
The trouble at the Grow Agency is not
over yet Sword Bearer is out six miles
from Fort Custer in warlike. attitude.
Butte has accepted a contract for gas
lamps for lighting the streets of that city,
which are to be in position in sixty days
VIM. G. Gealy, the foreman OF the east
yards at South Butte, was caught On last
Tuesday between two cars, and accidently
killed.
Delegate Toole is trying to secure dircc,
mail service to the towns along the Mon
tana Central tina, are at present supplied
from Helena.
Agent Williamson, at the Grow Reser
va,ion, has received orders from Washing
ton to Kill! ten ponies said to b. afflicted
with the CHAMBERS.
Samuel Hutchinson, who was sentenced
last September at Fort Benton to sixty day.
it, Jail and pay fine Of 81 900, has been
par<'oned by Governor Leslie.
The Unsb1ntlnuu, a handy horse author
ity, says that the horse disease which seems
to have been so destructive in Montana fo
the past few months has abatcd since the
frosts set in.
On Saturday, at Helena, the Suprem,
Court adj,,dged Jim Murray, OF Butte
guilty OF contempt OF court and fixed hi
fine at $500 The costs assessed agains
him amount to $500 additional.
Captain James l.. Fisk, who piioted an.
pioneered many pilgrims from the States t.
Montana, is visiting him Of the TOWNSEND
Irw,h0&t. Captain Fisk is we'll know,
throughout Montana, and most of the ?i
oneers are known to him personally.
\ man who gave his name as Harpcrs
and who claimed to be representing thu
Century .Nusueinc, beat the First Nationa
Bank OF Helena ont Of S,-7 a few dav'
ago. lie has since proven to be a Kansas
City sharper Of reputation a. an cxpes
swintler.
The Billings Gazette, mindful OF the pc
cuniary interests Of the people o: its local
ity warns the settlers along the yellow
stone % keep a sharp look out for thci
| horses while the Piegans arr around. y
timely warning for the pagan Picgans ar
! the best horse thieves in Montana.
! \ Great Fails dispatch Of Sunday says
| The Manitoba Railroad is completed. |
reached and crossed the Sun River on
mile below Great Falls with the end Of it
! line on Saturday afternoon at :, O'Clock
! O., Monday the construction Of the Mon
tana Central commenced at Great Falls
and from those who are in charge it is al
most assured that the road will reach Hell
cra by November Goth.
On Sunday special passed through Dill
Ion on the Utah and Northern, carrying
party of l.. r. officers to Butte, who wen
there to examine into the salt question
The party consisted Of I. j. Potter, VIC
President and general manager of the Tn
ion Pacific, with J. Munroc general ireigh
| agent: T.. Dickinson, general suPerntenG'
cn, and Y. G. Bogue, chief engineer. o.
the arrival of the party at Butte the Into!
lloxulmn said: Hope, often deferred, ha
| at last been rewarded, in the shape OF a
al, Tia nen 1vif